How to Remove HP Laptop KeyLogger – May 2017

The internet is abuzz with news of HP shipping Windows devices with an active key logger since 2015. The key logger will record every key stroke from the affected computer and stores it in the public file C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log. Without going into the reasons why and how this was missed, we will tell you how to remove HP laptop keylogger.

Warning

We are not responsible for any bricked laptops or if you are stuck on Blue Screen of Death. You are doing this at your own risk.

How to Remove HP Laptop KeyLogger – May 2017

Check if you are affected

If any of the below mentioned files exist on your system, then this keylogger is present on your laptop.

C:\Windows\System32\MicTray64.exe

C:\Windows\System32\MicTray.exe

If these files do not exist, then you are safe.

How to Remove

Removing the HP laptop keylogger is as easy as deleting the files mentioned above or renaming them. We suggest deleting them. Also make sure to delete the file C:\Users\Public\MicTray.log.